April 2012

"I have watched Network 20/20 grow from a small start-up into a dynamic organization making a difference because it listens to leaders of other countries and reports their views to U.S. policy makers,"  former Ambassador and special representative for President Obama (and Telluride local), Richard...

Editor's Note: This is the first in the three-part series about a trip Telluride Playwrights Festival artistic director Jennie Franks took to Russia in search of adventure and inspiration. She found both. Now for part 1, Theatre Tales. This is the Telluride Playwrights Festival's sixth year,...

World-class flamenco group graces the Palm stage Friday, May 4 Romance, passion, majesty and timeless beauty fills the spring air  when the Juan Siddi Flamenco Theatre Company comes to Telluride's Palm Theatre Friday, May 4. Award-winning flamenco dancer and choreographer Juan Siddi is joined by an...

Last week an avid Telluride cyclist posted a trail report on Facebook: Rudy’s, Penelope’s and The Galloping Goose are all clear and riding well. Then, on Friday it snowed. Telluride’s early season mountain biking can be touch and go with pockets of snow still prevalent in...

In my doctoral dissertation I claim the need for a re-visioning of the Christian church’s theology and its understanding of mission. I stress the need for a more natural, integrative theology and for an earth-focused, contextual approach to mission. My specific question for this part...

Editor's note: Scientist/writer and part-time Telluride local Billy Mason is also a pilot. This week he takes a time out from his focus on the health of our planet – well, sort of –  to talk about the latest and greatest in flying machines. A...

Spring breaks may have come and gone, but spring travel continues, with many of us getting a jump-start on summer by hanging out on a beach. If you are like me, after a long winter, you want to get to the surf and sand asap....

April 26 to May 2, 2012     Visible Planets: Morning: Mercury  Evening: Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn It’s off-season in Telluride and that means a long-needed and well-deserved break for everyone in San Miguel and Montrose County. Let’s face it, whether it’s actual employment or Reagan’s infamous...

The Telluride Historical Museum offers two field trips exploring the four corners region. Though the pulse of town remains slow during off-season, backyard adventures abound. This May and June the Telluride Historical Museum offers two field trips that connect history and archaeology enthusiasts with private tours...

Musical version performed by grades 3 – 5 May 4 – May 6, 6 p.m. nightly Telluride’s  young theatrical talent is once again on display in May with the Sheridan Arts Foundation’s Young People’s Theater production of “Stuart Little.” May 4-6, Twenty-seven young actors from grades...